PADI five star certification replacement?

[marime]

Hello:

I'm from Puerto Rico and got my five star certification as Open Wate Diver and Specialist. It was around 95' and i have lost my certification ids. The place that i got certified has been shut down and i have no idea where to find my instructor.

How could i get a replacement for it? Is this possible? Where do i have to contact in order to proceed?

I really want to start diving again!!!!

Thanks for the time, any information in regards will be greatly apreciated.

Regards

 

[rstofer]

Have you tried the online Card Replacement feature of the PADI web site? Failing that, call their customer service number - it's on the web page. www,padi.com

Richard

 

[DevonDiver]

Click here... Scuba Certification Cards - Replacement for Lost & Damaged Certifications - PADI Scuba Diver Training Organization

 

[Walter]

There's a 5 star certification?

 

[Crowley]

There's a 5 star certification?

That's almost exactly what I was going to say!

PADI doesn't have a 5 star rating - as far as I know they never did but certainly not in 1995. I suppose it's possible that your dive shop 'elaborated' the certification but are you sure you were trained by PADI?

If you were then you can e-mail PADI direct or get a replacement card from their website. If you're really stuck then send me a PM with your full name and date of birth and I can check for you.

Cheers - and welcome back to diving!

C.

 

[Crowley]

Just had a thought - it may have been a 5-star dive centre which is a certification that PADI gives to dive shops who meet particular requirements. Perhaps that's where the confusion arises?

C.

 

[Rhone Man]

Best guess: PADI 5 star resorts get to issue C-Cards that are a special gold colour. I wonder if the OP was asking about how to make sure his re-issued C-Card was one of the special ones?

 

[Jim Lapenta]

You gotta be kidding me? I never heard of this. Do divers realize that the color of the card means nothing?

 

[Rhone Man]

You gotta be kidding me? I never heard of this. Do divers realize that the color of the card means nothing?

What do you mean? My card is gold coloured - that means I am clearly better than other divers who have conventional blue PADI cards.

 

[Jim Lapenta]

I bow to your golden card!